The invention belongs to the technical field of 
metal ceramic material preparation, and discloses a method for preparing composite Ti (C,N) 
metal ceramic powder through 
microwave carbon thermal reduction. Activated raw 
powder is obtained by conducting high-energy ball milling on 
cyanamide compounds, Ti source compounds, M source compounds and 
carbon source powders, and then the 
microwave in-situ carbon thermal reduction reaction is carried out to obtain the composite Ti (C,N) 
metal ceramic powder. According to the method, the 
cyanamide compounds are used as the 
raw material, a 
nitrogen sourceand a partial 
carbon source can be provided, meanwhile, the 
reaction temperature can be partially reduced, and the composition of the product powder obtained after nitridation reaction is more uniform; the raw materials are pre-treated by using high-energy ball milling, not only uniformly mixed nanocrystalline 
raw material powder can be obtained, but also the reaction driving force and 
diffusion ability of the raw materials can be improved, the reaction activity of elements is enhanced, and the subsequent synthesis temperature is reduced. Compared with a conventional carbon thermal reduction reaction, the method does not need N2 
atmosphere requirements, the operation is simpler, and the product powder with the finer particle size is obtained more easily.